#856CEC#856CEC

#856CEC is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.218; OKLCH L 61.8% C 0.185 H 288.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.35:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#856CEC
RGB	rgb(133, 108, 236)
HSL	hsl(252, 77%, 67%)
HSV	hsv(252, 54%, 93%)
CMYK	cmyk(43.6%, 54.2%, 0%, 7.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(53.78, 40.31, -61.62)
CIE-LCH	lch(53.78, 73.63, 303.19°)
OKLab	oklab(61.82% 0.0596 -0.1754)
OKLCH	oklch(61.82% 0.185 288.8)
XYZ	xyz(30.1715, 21.7667, 81.9523)
Luminance	0.2177 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#856CEC #D3EC6C

analogous

#6C93EC #856CEC #C56CEC

triadic

#856CEC #EC856C #6CEC85

tetradic

#856CEC #EC6C93 #D3EC6C #6CECC5

square

#856CEC #EC6C93 #D3EC6C #6CECC5

split-complementary

#856CEC #ECC56C #93EC6C

monochromatic

#3B19C4 #5836E5 #856CEC #B2A2F3 #DFD8FA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.92

#856CEC on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.35

#856CEC on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #856CEC

5.35:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##856CEC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##856CEC	1.00	3.92	5.35	5.35
#FFFFFF	3.92	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.35	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.35	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2983F0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2B7DE9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#6688A2

Achromatopsia (no color)

#808080

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #856cec;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 108, 236);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.8% 0.185 288.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ae97f3',
    500: '#856cec',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #856cec;
$custom-light: #ae97f3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#856cec",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 108,
    "b": 236
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 251.719,
    "s": 77.108,
    "l": 67.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61815,
    "c": 0.18529,
    "h": 288.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.21768
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#856CEC

secondary

#E6EEC6

accent

#D90CB1

background

#FBF9FE

surface

#F6F2FD

border

#D0CCD5

text

#110D17

muted

#807E85

Preview Lab

Preview with #856CEC

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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